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Derivative Financial Instruments (Company's Derivative Instruments of Fuel Hedge Agreements) (Details) - Fuel [Member] | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 gal / M $ / gal
Fuel Hedge Agreement One [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Date entered | 2015-05 |
Notional amount (in gallons per month) | gal / M | 300,000 |
Diesel rate paid fixed (per gallon) | $ / gal | 3.2800 |
Diesel rate received variable | DOE Diesel Fuel Index* | [1]
Effective date | 2016-01 |
Expiration date | 2017-12 |
Fuel Hedge Agreement Two [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Date entered | 2015-05 |
Notional amount (in gallons per month) | gal / M | 200,000 |
Diesel rate paid fixed (per gallon) | $ / gal | 3.2750 |
Diesel rate received variable | DOE Diesel Fuel Index* | [1]
Effective date | 2016-01 |
Expiration date | 2017-12 |
Fuel Hedge Agreement Three [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Date entered | 2016-07 |
Notional amount (in gallons per month) | gal / M | 500,000 |
Diesel rate paid fixed (per gallon) | $ / gal | 2.4988 |
Diesel rate received variable | DOE Diesel Fuel Index* | [1]
Effective date | 2017-01 |
Expiration date | 2017-12 |
Fuel Hedge Agreement Four [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Date entered | 2016-07 |
Notional amount (in gallons per month) | gal / M | 1,000,000 |
Diesel rate paid fixed (per gallon) | $ / gal | 2.6345 |
Diesel rate received variable | DOE Diesel Fuel Index* | [1]
Effective date | 2018-01 |
Expiration date | 2018-12 |
[1] | If the national U.S. on-highway average price for a gallon of diesel fuel ("average price"), as published by the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE"), exceeds the contract price per gallon, the Company receives the difference between the average price and the contract price (multiplied by the notional number of gallons) from the counterparty. If the average price is less than the contract price per gallon, the Company pays the difference to the counterparty.

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- Definition Aggregate notional amount of derivative expressed in nonmonetary units. For example, the number of barrels specified in a fuel oil forward purchase contract. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B + Details
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